Are they gone?? A bit of trivia here for Belisha beacon fans: legend has it that in John Huston's film of James Joyce's The Dead you can see, though it's actually out of shot, the pulsing orange flashing of one, 30 years before they were invented.
I honestly don't know what one looks like - I'm off to trawl the interweb
ah, so its a lollypop thing - question, is it pronounced bel-ee-sha or bel-eye-sha? And where did they go?
They still have them in Sale. that's in Sale not on Sale.
I'd not noticed they've gone, but now I think they might have gone I really really miss them
Ace wind-up Kevin, you had me worried until I remembered I use one every day.
Gadjo: they're endangered species. They've all been grubbed up round our way.worm: Bell-eesha. I wish I knew.Kaz: oh they would in Sale. And Altrincham.Lulu: we are losing the iconography of our childhood.Inky: is it your own? Where did you buy it? Can we all have one?
Take your socks off and wiggle your toes
Are they gone?? A bit of trivia here for Belisha beacon fans: legend has it that in John Huston's film of James Joyce's The Dead you can see, though it's actually out of shot, the pulsing orange flashing of one, 30 years before they were invented.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't know what one looks like - I'm off to trawl the interweb
ReplyDeleteah, so its a lollypop thing - question, is it pronounced bel-ee-sha or bel-eye-sha? And where did they go?
ReplyDeleteThey still have them in Sale. that's in Sale not on Sale.
ReplyDeleteI'd not noticed they've gone, but now I think they might have gone I really really miss them
ReplyDeleteAce wind-up Kevin, you had me worried until I remembered I use one every day.
ReplyDeleteGadjo: they're endangered species. They've all been grubbed up round our way.
ReplyDeleteworm: Bell-eesha. I wish I knew.
Kaz: oh they would in Sale. And Altrincham.
Lulu: we are losing the iconography of our childhood.
Inky: is it your own? Where did you buy it? Can we all have one?